My renters dog poops on what the neighbor believes is her land. (A whole additional issue, property lines!) The neighbor keeps calling me, landlord, to complain. Am I responsible or is this something they need to settle on their own? What action (if any) do I take? The neighbor is upset and I am tired of dealing with this. Thanks for any help! --68.232.xxx.xxx

I would nicely call my tenant and ask them nicely not to allow this or clean it up daily or do something until the property line is well definded. --66.87.xx.x

If you call the neighbors bluff, and tell her that you want proof of where the property line is, odds are the issue will never go anywhere. Tell them to deal with their own neighbor, or prove that they own the property. --75.121.xx.xx

Good advice, thanks. I will ask tenant to clean up, but these two just can't seem to get along. Neighbor claims she's going to have the property surveyed but I'd be surprised. I just want to know how the law enforcement will handle it should she choose to call them. Will they hold us accountable or take it up with the renter? This house is in a tiny town with no rental regulations. Renter pays on time every month but is hard to get along with. This is our last home, we are new at this, thanks for your help! --68.232.xxx.xxx

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If the dog is pooping on YOUR property, you should still enforce cleaning it up. Why let that stuff pile up at your rental or the neighbor's property? If she wants a dog, she gets to scoop poop. --216.218.xx.xxx

trish, if she chooses to get the property surveyed, she will have to pay the surveyor, but then she may be able to force you to pay 1/2 via small claims court. If and when this happens, simply tell the judge that you have no bones to pick with her, as the dog in question was not yours, and at no0 time were you present when the dog was doing it's deed. You merely had a disagreement with her as to the boundary location. I honestly don't think she can force you to pay. Bottom line is that if you can be held responsible for where the dog poops, you can also be held accountable for it biting someone. Ain't gonna happen! --75.121.xx.xx

Rub the tenant nose and face in the poop until the message is accepted. --75.94.xxx.xxx

If the neighbor calls me over issues like this, I tell them to settle it with the tenant. Not my problem. --67.143.xx.x

Thanks all for your insight. I appreciate it! --216.114.xxx.xx

Since I have money to burn and don't mind putting a few lawyers kids though college, I can do these types of things, calling it pay to play. It's so interesting when the shoe is on the other foot, how people respond. --173.55.xx.xxx

So I guess the moral of the story for tenants is, pick up your poop, because the landlord knows more powerful people than you do! LOL :-) --24.156.xx.xx

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I'm remembering a scene from a movie involving a flat nosed shovel and a lacrosse type pitch at the front door. --141.129.x.xx

Robert J,I love it,you have some real good ways of dealing with people. --24.92.xx.xx

I agree, ideally you want the tenant to clean up the poop in their own yard but probably more trouble than it is worth to enforce, until they move out at least and get charged for clean up and a damaged lawn. --10.5.xx.xxx